W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. recently announced the Health Canada approval of the Gore Tigris Vascular Stent, a dual-component stent with a fluoropolymer/nitinol design. The device, which gained CE Mark approval in 2011, is a third-generation, self-expanding stent that was designed explicitly to improve anatomical conformability with the natural movement of the knee when treating peripheral artery disease (PAD).

During the 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), March 17-19 in Washington, D.C., Siemens Healthineers will showcase technologies that integrate images and information at every step of the treatment process, with a theme of “Making Complex Simple.”

Using marijuana raises the risk of stroke and heart failure even after accounting for demographic factors, other health conditions and lifestyle risk factors such as smoking and alcohol use, according to new research. The study is scheduled for presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session, March 17-19 in Washington, D.C.

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal, to three individuals during its 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4-9 in Washington, D.C. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the discipline of interventional radiology.

Climbing above 4,000 meters can provoke abnormal heart rhythms in otherwise healthy mountaineers, with the abnormalities increasing with altitude, new research has shown.

More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of atrial fibrillation either received not enough or no anticoagulation therapy prior to having a stroke, according to a Duke Clinical Research Institute study. This revelation comes despite the drugs’ proven record of reducing stroke risk.